I last posted January 8, 2013. Almost a year. Yup, I think I blew the chances for the perseverance, continuity and dedication awards. Wait a minute. The blog got set on the back burner, but what did I do instead? Well, let's see.....I made some great new friends, enriched existing friendships, taught my kids how to bet on horses at Pimlico, got a Star boat, sailed it a few times, realized I had no clue what I was doing but had a blast anyway, learned to crochet, Griffin learned to kayak, Sarah became a fearless turtle catcher, I read some amazing books, learned to hula hoop, started jogging again, learned a lot about myself and in general, lived my life.
Without sounding all melodramatic or like a recycled holiday letter you get from your mother's college roommate's daughter each year (thankfully she includes multiple photographs, you THINK you know which one she is) I am recapping 2013. Yes, parts of it quite frankly sucked, but so what? Much of it was wonderful. Did I accomplish all I had hoped? Of course not. but I did do things I had no idea I wanted to do. Did I grow as a person? Sure did. Am I a better person than I was 365 days ago? I like to think so, but you be the judge.
Unlike many people, I don't make New Year's Resolutions nor do I give something up for Lent. For me, tell me I can't do something and I will do it anyway, probably with more intensity than planned. That's just failure waiting to happen...and trust me, the wait isn't that long. (see, I know that about myself and I'm okay with it) This year, I'm going to write in my blog at least once a week. I'm also going to post positive comments on five different Facebook posts. Is that going to make me a better person? Probably not, but it just might make someone else smile for the first time that day and THAT, my friends, is what really matters.
